1962 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 1962 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College—now known as California State University, Fresno—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Cecil Coleman, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the CCAA. The Bulldogs played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California.

1962 Fresno State Bulldogs football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7 (UPI small college)
APNo. 8 (AP small college)
Record7–3 (4–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumRatcliffe Stadium
(capacity: 13,000)
1962 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Diego State $ 6 –0 –08 –2 –0
Fresno State 4 –1 –07 –3 –0
Long Beach State 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
Cal Poly 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
Valley State 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
UC Santa Barbara 2 –4 –02 –8 –0
Los Angeles State 0 –6 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Fresno State started the year ranked No. 1 in the AP Small-College Football Poll. They never dropped out of the top 10 all season, finishing No. 7 in the final UPI poll and No. 8 in the final AP poll.[1][2]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Whitworth*
W 48–711,339
September 28at UC Santa Barbara*
W 37–06,000
October 6Abilene Christian*No. 1
L 14–268,500
October 13Cal Poly*No. 6
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 51–611,301
October 20at Los Angeles StateNo. 2
W 34–04,630[3]
October 27at San Diego StateNo. 3
L 26–2913,000[4]
November 3Long Beach StateNo. 10
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 50–08,092
November 10at San Jose StateNo. 9
W 20–1416,000
November 17Pacific (CA)*No. 6
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 18–1310,973
November 24at Montana State*No. 9
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 20–2110,425
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[5]

Team players in the NFL/AFL

The following were selected in the 1963 NFL Draft.[6][7]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Jan BarrettEnd684Green Bay Packers
Monte DayTackle9118Chicago Bears
Paul WickerTackle13174Dallas Cowboys
Herman HampBack19266Green Bay Packers

The following were selected in the 1963 AFL Draft.[6]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallAFL team
Jan BarrettEnd972Kansas City Chiefs
Jon AnaboQuarterback23177Oakland Raiders
Monte DayTackle26205Denver Broncos
Herman HampHalfback29226San Diego Chargers
Paul WickerTackle29227New York Jets

References
  1. "Small College Title Goes to Southern Mississippi". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. November 29, 1962. p. D 3. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. "AP Small College Football Poll". The Decatur Daily Review. Decatur, Illinois. November 30, 1962. p. 14. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. "Fresno State Breezes Past Diablos, 34-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1962. p. D-10. Retrieved January 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. Howard Hagen (October 28, 1962). "Aztecs Outlast Bulldogs". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
  5. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  6. "1963 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  7. "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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